Selection Sunday is a mere fortnight and some change away, while the postseason officially tips off on Monday with the Atlantic Sun tournament. (And with Liberty and Lipscomb, it could be a two-bid league!)

The promised land draws nigh. This is when the No. 1 seeds usually separate themselves from the pack. And for the first time since the 2019 Bracket Watch debuted on Feb. 1, we welcome a new team to the top line.

For several weeks, it looked as if Duke, Virginia, Gonzaga and Tennessee would headline the field. Those were the top four seeds in the selection committee’s Feb. 9 midseason bracket reveal. But Kentucky has usurped SEC rival Tennessee now on the No. 1 list; the Wildcats blew out the Volunteers in Rupp Arena on Feb. 16 and own better metrics across the board than their orange neighbors to the south.

Of course, the two teams meet again on Saturday in Knoxville, so this could reshuffle...